Ruling the Board: Von Trier 1/14/13: Wrap Up

Von Trier

After work on Monday, I walked over to Pizza Shuttle after dropping some things off at home and grabbed a couple of slices.  I quick stroll down Farwell brought me to Von Trier.

From the outside, you don’t really know what you are going to get as it is a fairly bare building apart from the big sign up top.

When I opened the door, a dimly lit lounge greeted me with candles on tables and a very atmospheric and hushed environment.  I knew that these were not the droids I was looking for, so I proceeded down the walkway to the left of the bar to the back room.

The lights were on bright and 8 people were gathered around a few tables that had been pushed together in the middle of the floor.  Here was that retched hive of scum and villainy I had been looking for.  Not only that, they were actually about to play a pub themed game.

I tossed my stuff in a corner and was invited to pull up a chair and join their game of The Red Dragon Inn.  I did so and proceeded to have a fun and interesting game with allot of laid back people out to have a few beers, come good conversation and some gaming.

The first game started a little slow, but as people left the game it picked up and culminated in a somewhat quick-fire back and forth to see who passed out first.

I was able to squeak out a victory.

We then separated into a few smaller games and I ended up with three others in a game of Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery.  The four of us learned the game and settled in for a longish one.  In the end, we had to call things about 2/3rds through the game due to the lateness of the evening.

We settled our tabs and headed back to our own moisture farms.

Final Thoughts:

The people attending the event at Von Trier seemed like a good group of people with a good mix from more casual gamers to more experienced gamers.  Everyone was nice and seemed to have a good time.

Von Trier was great, allowing us to use the entire back room and frequently sending a waitress back to check on our drinks.

I was a little surprised with the length of the games we played on what I thought would be a more casual/party game sort of environment, but I was also pleased to see some more complexity in the games than I had expected.

With the event occurring every 2 weeks, I don’t think I’ll be attending everyone, but I wouldn't be surprised if I’m not there at least once a month.

Overall a very positive experience.